Andreas, The student I was hoping to collaborate with isn't interested, so if he wants to proceed with the design work that'd be great. Thanks!! Melissa
On Thu, Feb 27, 2014 at 8:46 AM, Andreas Ericsson <[email protected]>wrote: > On 2014-02-06 15:26, Melissa Ash wrote: > > Andreas, > > I wanted to touch base with you b/c I didn't want you to think I've > > forgotten about you :) I actually forwarded this on to some students that > > are better at drawing dragons than I would be! I'll keep you posted. > Have a > > great day, Melissa Ash > > > > Sounds awesome :-) > > I'm forwarding this email to the naemon-devel mailing list, as there's > another guy who's just recently volunteered to do design work as well. > > The thread for that can be seen here. I'll give him your contact info > and you'll have his ([email protected]) so if you want to work > together that's all to the better. > > You can read the other thread here: > > https://www.monitoring-lists.org/archive/naemon-dev/2014-February/000029.html > > I'm including the rest of this email for the sake of the list, but there > is nothing new following this. > > /Andreas > > > > > On Thu, Jan 23, 2014 at 7:26 AM, Andreas Ericsson <[email protected] > >wrote: > > > >> On 2014-01-22 21:08, Melissa Ash wrote: > >>> Andreas, > >>> My husband, Ryan Ash, told me about your new venture and the need for a > >>> logo. I understand the budget restraints of starting a new business and > >>> would be willing to provide my services for free if you'd be willing to > >>> give my company (Beyond Function Corporation) the credit. > >> > >> That's perfectly fine. It isn't a business though, but a non-profit > >> organization that's supposed to provide something for the common good. > >> We'll credit you on our website, and have section of "copy materials" > >> where we'll state where artwork was created, and who should be credited > >> when that artwork is used elsewhere. > >> > >>> If this arrangement is okay with you, I'd like to have you complete a > >>> couple questions that will give me an idea of what you're looking for, > >> your > >>> goals and where you're headed. > >>> > >>> 1. What is your product/service? > >>> > >> > >> It's a network monitoring tool that's supposed to connect to a lot of > >> different devices and services to verify that they're ok. The results > >> are sharable with a lot of other different services and programs, so > >> it's pretty much at the hub of things. > >> > >>> 2. What makes your product/service unique? > >>> > >> > >> The "sharable results" thing, mostly. No other product of this kind > >> provides as many integration points as we do. > >> > >>> 3. How can you set yourself apart from the competition? > >>> > >> > >> See #2. > >> > >>> 4. Who is your target audience (age, socioeconomic group, > >>> attitudes/behaviors, etc)? > >>> > >> > >> System administrators mostly. > >> > >>> 5. What is your single most important goal for this project? > >>> > >> > >> Technical excellence through open collaboration. Sounds like a cliché > >> slogan for a fortune 500, doesn't it? ;-) > >> > >>> 6. What single persuasive point should your logo portray? > >>> > >> > >> Awesomeness. Or possibly dragons. I like dragons. Friendliness would be > >> good too, as we're pretty amicable in our community. > >> > >> Tbh, I don't exactly know. There are competing projects that all have > >> some variant of the "connected blobs" theme. I'm not too fond of that, > >> since it doesn't really stick out and it looks crap on a t-shirt. A > >> mascot-logo would be better imo, and maybe we can even fit in dragons > >> that way ;-) > >> > >> The logo for an extension project looks like this: > >> https://kb.op5.com/display/MERLIN/Distributed+(Merlin)+Home > >> Obviously, that doesn't convey anything about what it does, but I kinda > >> like it anyway. > >> > >>> > >>> If you have questions, please let me know. Feel free to browse my > >> website, > >>> melissaash.net. It is a bit outdated because I'm in the process of > >> re-doing > >>> my Beyond Function site. At any rate, I've been doing graphic design > for > >>> the last 10 years and specialize in working with corporations. I've > done > >>> graphic work for banks, sports teams, entertainment facilities, > >>> restaurants, and non-profits. I'm confident I can come up with > something > >>> you'd be happy with. > >>> > >> > >> I'm sure I will. Many thanks for offering your services. I'll make sure > >> you get the credit you deserve for it :) > >> > >>> I look forward to hearing from you. Thank you for the consideration. > >>> > >> > >> It's me who should be thanking you and your husband. I'm very grateful > >> for the offer of your services. > >> > >> /Andreas > >> > > > > > > > > -- Melissa Ash Graphic design enthusiast (309) 242-2679 www.melissaash.net
